MECHANICAL TEACHING OF ENGLISH: KEATS WAS A TUBER
Ms. Parul Nagpal Dr. Tanu Gupta
Research Scholar Associate Professor
Department of Humanities and Social Sc. Department of Humanities and Social Sc.
Maharishi Markandeshwer University Maharishi Markandeshwer University
Mullana (Ambala) Mullana (Ambala)
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The Play under analysis is “Keats Was A Tuber” by Poile Sengupta and the play gives voice to Indian mentality, their approach and comprehension of English, their perception of the English language and literature and all such flavors fume out of the kitchen of the English Department where the play has its focus. Anything and everything that is “ENGLISH” or has something to do with English has been and is considered superior, especially by we Indians ,this is like what, somehow our Brains have been conditioned. We fought with the Britishers and forced them out of our country because they had enslaved us, they were imposing, they had taken away our individuality, our identity and many more resources. But if we deeply analyze the situation then we will see that they took our language also along with
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